}}{{tnr}} '''Kevin Cramer''' (b. January 21, 1961, in Kindred, North Dakota) is a [[Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. Cramer represents the [[North Dakota's At-large congressional district|at-large congressional district of North Dakota]]. He is currently serving his first term, having first won election in 2012. He edged out his then-fellow Public Service Commissioner [[Brian Kalk]] in a contentious Republican primary on June 12, 2012, and went on to defeat Democrat [[Pam Gulleson]] in the general election on [[North Dakota elections, 2012|November 6, 2012]].<ref>[http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=SW&map=CTY North Dakota Secretary of State-2012 Primary Results]</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/the-10-house-districts-that-might-surprise-you/2012/05/11/gIQAIEKGIU_blog.html ''Washington Post blog'' "The 10 House districts that might surprise you," May 11, 2012]</ref> Cramer assumed office on January 3, 2013.

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}}{{tnr}} '''Kevin Cramer''' (b. January 21, 1961, in Kindred, [[North Dakota]]) is a [[Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. Cramer represents the [[North Dakota's At-large congressional district|at-large congressional district of North Dakota]]. He is currently serving his first term, having first won election in 2012. He edged out his then-fellow Public Service Commissioner [[Brian Kalk]] in a contentious Republican primary on June 12, 2012, and went on to defeat Democrat [[Pam Gulleson]] in the general election on [[North Dakota elections, 2012|November 6, 2012]].<ref>[http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=SW&map=CTY North Dakota Secretary of State-2012 Primary Results]</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/the-10-house-districts-that-might-surprise-you/2012/05/11/gIQAIEKGIU_blog.html ''Washington Post blog'' "The 10 House districts that might surprise you," May 11, 2012]</ref> Cramer assumed office on January 3, 2013.

Cramer is set to run for [[U.S. Congress elections, 2014|re-election]] to the [[United States House of Representatives elections in North Dakota, 2014|U.S. House]] in 2014. Barring any unforeseeable circumstances, he will seek the Republican nomination in the primary on June 10, 2014. {{Nov2014genelection}}

Cramer is set to run for [[U.S. Congress elections, 2014|re-election]] to the [[United States House of Representatives elections in North Dakota, 2014|U.S. House]] in 2014. Barring any unforeseeable circumstances, he will seek the Republican nomination in the primary on June 10, 2014. {{Nov2014genelection}}

Cramer is set to run for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. Barring any unforeseeable circumstances, he will seek the Republican nomination in the primary on June 10, 2014. The general election took place November 4, 2014.

Prior to becoming a public official, Cramer was an active member of the GOP in North Dakota. He held a number of leadership roles, including both Chairman and Executive Director of the North Dakota Republican Party.

Elections

2014

Cramer is set to run for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. If he runs, he will seek the Republican nomination in the primary election on June 10, 2014. The general election took place November 4, 2014.

According to the Washington Post, North Dakota was a battleground district in 2012, with incumbent Rick Berg running for Senate and Republicans battling it out in the primary. Democrat Pam Gulleson vastly out-raised the Republican candidates, and was considered to have had a "fighting chance" in a conservative state.[9][10]

Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Cramer is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Cramer raised a total of $1,325,479 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 25, 2013.[12]

2012

Breakdown of the source of Cramer's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Cramer won election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Cramer's campaign committee raised a total of $1,325,479 and spent $1,291,733.[14] This is less than the average $1.5 million spent by House winners in 2012.[15]

2010

Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Kevin Cramer's donors each year.[16] Click [show] for more information.

Kevin Cramer's Campaign Contributions

2010North Dakota Public Service Commission

2004North Dakota Public Service Commission

Total Raised

$190,187

$51,869

Total Raised by General Election Opponent

$201,357

$10,213

Top 5 contributors

Cramer for Congress

$19,697

North Dakota Lignite Council

$2,750

Corbin Robertson

$7,300

John Simmons

$2,000

Lignite Energy Council

$5,500

North Dakota Association of Telephone Cooperatives

$1,350

North Dakota Farm Bureau,Great River Energyand Hoeven Committee

$5,000 each

North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives

$1,000

North Dakota Petroleum Counciland North Dakota Association of Realtors

$5,000 each

North American Coal,North Dakota Association of Realtors,andJudith Johnson

$1,000 each

Individuals

$66,400

$17,175

Institutions

$37,150

$18,200

In-state donations

$100,347

$51,119

Out-of-state donations

$31,800

$750

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

According to the website GovTrack, Cramer missed 1 of 92 roll call votes from Jan 2013 to Apr 2013, which is 1.1% of votes during that period. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. [17]

Net worth

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Heller's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $0, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2011 of $7,859,232.[18]

Voting with party

2013

Kevin Cramer voted with the Republican Party 95.9% of the time, which ranked 128th among the 234 House Republican members as of June 2013.[19]